Teacher's Names: A. Doody, L. Kislack, S.McLaughlin School: Tonawanda Middle Grade Level/Course: Math 8 Year: 2010 - 2011

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September
October
November
Unit Title/Theme
Problem Solving
Rational Numbers

Algebra
Geometry
Inequalities

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Content
* Problem Solving Strategies
* Order of Operations
  • Operations with Rational Numbers

* Evaluating Expressions
  • Solving Equations
  • Combining like terms
  • distributive property
  • solving word problems using algebra
  • Algebra with Rational Numbers

* Angles
  • Polygons
  • number line graphs
  • Pythagorean Theorem

Skills
- apply the strategies of logical
reasoning, make table/organized list/picture, guess and check, solve a simpler problem, look for a pattern to a variety of word problems
-
calculate problems using the order of operations (PEMDAS)
- Add, subtract, multiply and divide-
fraction and decimal forms of
rational numbers
- Compare and order rational numbers


- Solve equations and expressions
involving rational numbers
- evaluate algebraic expressions
-
solve and check multi-step equations
using inverse operations

- Use algebra to solve angle
relationships (complementary,
supplementary, vertical angles,
corresponding, alternate interior &
exterior angles)
- Classify polygons
- Apply the properties of polygons to
find missing angles and sides
- solve and graph multi step inequalities
on a number line
- Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to
find missing sides in right triangles

Assessments
Classwork
Daily assignments
Quizzes
Unit Test

Classwork
Daily assignments
Quizzes
Unit Test

Classwork
Daily assignments
Statistics Project
Quizzes
Unit Test



Teacher's Names: A. Doody, L. Kislack, S.McLaughlin School: Tonawanda Middle Grade Level/Course: Math 8 Year: 2010 - 2011



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December
January
February
Unit Title/Theme
Polynomials
Polynomials
Ratio, Proportion, & Percent

Percents
Transformations

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Content
* operations
  • FOIL

* factoring binomials & trinomials
  • unit price
  • currency exchange
  • Number Sense with percents
  • Similarity

* Applications of Percent
Skills
- add, subtract, multiply and divide
polynomials
-
use FOIL method to multiply binomials
- factor trinomials into 2 binomials
- factor polynomials using GCF
- use ratio/proportion to calculate unit
price, currency exchange, and map
scales.
- use proportions to calculate missing of
similar figures
- use number sense to estimate problems
involving percent

-Utilize the equation method to
solve percent problems
- Solve word problems by
applying the concepts of
proportion and percent
- Calculate discount, tax, percent
increase/decrease, commission,
& interest using equations
- apply translations, rotation,
reflections, & dilation to
geometric figures on a
coordinate plane

Assessments
Classwork
Daily assignments
Quizzes
Unit Test

Classwork
Daily assignments
Quizzes
Unit Test

Classwork
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Quizzes
Unit Test



Teacher's Names: A. Doody, L. Kislack, S.McLauglin School: Tonawanda Middle Grade Level/Course: Math 8 Year: 2010 - 2011



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March
April
May
June
Unit Title/Theme
Coordinate Geometry
NYS Assessment Preparation

Geometry
Statistics
Probability

Final Exam Review
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Content
* interpret graphs
  • write function rules
  • graph linear equations &
inequalities
  • slope & y-intercept of lines
  • solve systems of equations

* Measurement (Perimeter, Area,
Surface Area, Volume)

* Probability
  • Displaying Data
  • Describing Data
  • Reading and interpreting
graphs

* Review of all concepts
from Sept. to May

Skills
- Graph linear equations
on a coordinate plane using a table and slope/y-intercept.
- Graph inequalities on a number
line and a coordinate plane.
- Define and apply the concepts of slope
and y-intercept when graphing lines.
- Determine the equation of a line given slope and y-intercept.
- Recognize the difference between the graph of a line and a parabola
- use tables and graphs to analyze
and interpret data

- Apply area formulas to irregular
figures and word problems
- Calculate the surface area and
volume of 3-D figures (cones,
pyramids, spheres, cylinders, and
prisms)
- Solve word problems involving
surface and volume

- Calculate the probability
of independent and
dependent events.
- Calculate factorials and
permutations.
- Apply the counting
principle.
- Read, interpret and
construct box and
whisker plots, frequency
tables and histograms,
stem & leaf plots, &
scatter plots
- Calculate measures of
central tendency using a
frequency table

- Review all skills from September through May
Assessments
Classwork
Daily assignments
Quizzes
Unit Test
Coordinate Geometry Project
Practice Multiple Choice & Short Response NYS questions

Classwork
Daily assignments
Quizzes
Unit Tests

Classwork
Daily assignments
Quizzes
Unit Test

Final Exam
Daily review assignments